The Alest Salon
An intimate library with a fireplace, a period cabinet and a gold-leaf bar, open for private gatherings and small corporate events.
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An intimate library with a fireplace, a period cabinet and a gold-leaf bar, open for private gatherings and small corporate events.
The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences awarded The Alest its Five Star Diamond Award in September 2022, the first boutique property in Mexico to receive it.
A partnership with Casa de la Amistad, the foundation supporting children with cancer, renewed at FYJA's Polanco in Bloom in October 2022.
A year of Mexico City worth planning around, from Sabores Polanco and Gallery Weekend to the Formula 1 Grand Prix and the Day of the Dead parade.
An intentional eclecticism of styles, eras and materials, shaped by architect José Ignacio Jiménez of Beta Estudio and interior designer Sofía Aspe.
A team trained in the world's leading luxury houses, whose philosophy is to receive every visitor the way you would a guest in your own home.
A year of editorial coverage in print and digital, and the editors and contributors whose support carried The Alest into those pages.
The travel-industry figures invited while the hotel was still under construction, and who became its first allies and friends.
A hotel conceived to evolve with Polanco itself, treating every visitor as an invited guest in their home in Mexico City.
The hotel's own black Lincoln Navigator Reserve, for up to five passengers, with room for luggage and a roof rack.
Regional Mexican cooking reinterpreted at 45, street food included, alongside a curated wine list and cocktails named for writers and poets.
Alexander, Alest and Estefanía open into one another, and together take the whole third-floor terrace: 182 m² for up to eight guests.
One year on from opening: a wholly independent hotel with international recognition, and 45 as its meeting point.
